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...Any disciplinary action taken on an individual's license to practice by the state medical board under section 4731.22 of the Revised Code operates automatically on the individual's certificate to recommend and remains in effect for as long as the action remains in effect on the license to practice.

... (A) As used in this section: (1) "Key third party" means an individual closely involved in a patient's decision-making regarding health care services, including a patient's spouse or partner, parents, children, siblings, or guardians. An individual's status as a key third party ceases upon termination of a practitioner-patient relationship or termination of the relationship between a patient and the individual. ...

...(A)(1)(a) The state medical board shall designate one or more attorneys at law who have been admitted to the practice of law, and who are classified as either administrative law attorney examiners or as administrative law attorney examiner administrators under the state job classification plan adopted under section 124.14 of the Revised Code, as hearing examiners, subject to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, to condu...

... Except as provided in sections 4731.281 and 4731.40 of the Revised Code, all receipts of the state medical board, from any source, shall be deposited in the state treasury. The funds shall be deposited to the credit of the state medical board operating fund, which is hereby created. Except as provided in sections 4730.252, 4731.225, 4731.24, 4759.071, 4760.133, 4761.091, 4762.133, 4772.203, 4774.133, and 4778.141 of...

...(A) The state medical board may solicit and accept grants and services from public and private sources for the purpose of developing and maintaining programs that address patient safety and education, supply and demand of health care professionals, and information sharing with the public and the individuals regulated by the board. The board shall not solicit or accept a grant or service that would interfere wit...

... (A) As used in this section and in sections 4731.251 to 4731.255 of the Revised Code: (1) "Applicant" means an individual who has applied under Chapter 4730., 4731., 4759., 4760., 4761., 4762., 4772., 4774., or 4778. of the Revised Code for a license, training or other certificate, limited permit, or other authority to practice as any one of the following practitioners: a physician assistant, physician, podiatris...

... (A) In addition to the duties described in section 4731.25 of the Revised Code, the monitoring organization shall conduct a review of individuals and entities providing impairment evaluation and treatment services to determine which should be approved as evaluators and treatment providers by the organization. The individuals and entities may include those with experience providing evaluation and treatment services a...

... (A) A practitioner is eligible to participate in the confidential monitoring program established under section 4731.25 of the Revised Code if both of the following are the case: (1) The practitioner is or may be impaired. (2) At the time the practitioner seeks to participate in the program, the practitioner is not under the terms of a consent agreement with, or an order issued by, the board for impairment. ...

... (A) Subject to division (B) of this section, the state medical board shall not limit or suspend a license, certificate, or limited permit, refuse to issue a license, certificate, or limited permit, or reprimand or place on probation an applicant solely on the grounds of impairment occurring prior to the applicant seeking authority to practice in this state. (B)(1) An applicant who was authorized to practice in an...

... In the absence of fraud or bad faith, no monitoring organization that conducts the confidential monitoring program established under section 4731.25 of the Revised Code and no agent, employee, member, or representative of such organization shall be liable in damages in a civil action or subject to criminal prosecution for performing any of the duties required by that section, the contract with the state medical boar...

... The state medical board may adopt any rules it considers necessary to implement sections 4731.25 to 4731.254 of the Revised Code, except that the board shall adopt rules establishing standards for evaluating, treating, and monitoring practitioners and applicants who are or may be impaired, including standards for the approval of evaluators and treatment providers. Any such rules shall be adopted in accordance with C...

...Upon application by the holder of a license or certificate to practice issued under this chapter, the state medical board shall issue a duplicate license or certificate to replace one missing or damaged, to reflect a name change, or for any other reasonable cause. The fee for a duplicate license or certificate to practice shall be thirty-five dollars.

...(A) As used in this section, "collaboration," "physician," "standard care arrangement," and "supervision" have the same meanings as in section 4723.01 of the Revised Code. (B) A physician or podiatrist shall enter into a standard care arrangement with each clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner with whom the physician or podiatrist is in collaboration. The collaborating ...

...(A)(1) A license issued under this chapter to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery shall be valid for a two-year period unless revoked or suspended. A license shall expire on the date that is two years from the date of issuance and may be renewed for additional two-year periods. Applications for renewal shall be submitted to the state medical board in a ma...

... (A)(1) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, each person holding a license to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery issued by the state medical board shall complete biennially not less than fifty hours of continuing medical education that has been approved by the board. (2) Each person holding a license to practice shall be given sufficien...

... (A) An individual who holds a current, valid license issued under this chapter and who retires voluntarily from the practice of medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery or a limited branch of medicine may request that the state medical board place the individual's license on retired status. This section does not authorize an individual who holds a training certific...

... (A) An individual seeking to pursue an internship, residency, clinical fellowship program, or elective clinical rotation in this state, who does not hold a license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine or surgery issued under this chapter, shall apply to the state medical board for a training certificate. The application shall be made on forms that the board shall furnish and shall be accompanied ...

... (A) The state medical board shall issue, without examination, a clinical research faculty certificate to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery to any person who applies for the certificate and provides to the board satisfactory evidence of both of the following: (1) That the applicant holds a current, unrestricted license to practice medicine and surger...

... (A) The state medical board may issue, without examination, a special activity certificate to any nonresident person seeking to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery in conjunction with a special activity, program, or event taking place in this state. (B) An applicant for a special activity certificate shall submit evidence satisfactory to the board of all of the following: (1) The ...

... (A)(1) As used in this section: (a) "Free clinic" has the same meaning as in section 3701.071 of the Revised Code. (b) "Indigent and uninsured person" and "operation" have the same meanings as in section 2305.234 of the Revised Code. (2) For the purposes of this section, a person shall be considered retired from practice if the person's license has expired with the person's intention of ceasing to practice med...

... (A) As used in this section: (1) "Academic medical center" means a medical school and its affiliated teaching hospitals and clinics partnering to do all of the following: (a) Provide the highest quality of patient care from expert physicians; (b) Conduct groundbreaking research leading to medical advancements for current and future patients; (c) Provide medical education and graduate medical education to edu...

... (A) The state medical board shall issue, without examination, to an applicant who meets the requirements of this section a visiting clinical professional development certificate authorizing the practice of medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery as part of the applicant's participation in a clinical professional development program. (B) To be eligible for a visiting clinical professional developme...

... (A) Except as provided in division (I) of this section, the state medical board may issue, without examination, to an applicant who meets all of the requirements of this section an expedited license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery by endorsement. (B) An individual who seeks an expedited license by endorsement shall file with the board a written application on a form prescribed...

... (A) As used in this section and sections 4731.301 and 4731.302 of the Revised Code, "medical marijuana," "drug database," "physician," and "qualifying medical condition" have the same meanings as in section 3796.01 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(4) of this section, a physician seeking to recommend treatment with medical marijuana shall apply to the state medical board for a certific...

...(A) Not later than one year after the effective date of this section, the state medical board shall adopt rules establishing all of the following: (1) The procedures when applying for a certificate to recommend under section 4731.301 of the Revised Code; (2) The conditions that must be met to be eligible for a certificate to recommend; (3) The schedule and procedures for renewing a certificate to recommend; (4) ...